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you have peggy nunan saying i don't believe that mr. romney has been doing himself any favor lately. ben smith if you think the eye rolling at romney is just coming from the main stream media, call up some republican foreign policy hands. >> john: i heard john sununu himself. >> this is a problem for romney. what he is doing now, when he is trying to appeal to the right-wing evangelical base by making it clear that he really doesn't like muslims. it's all a play of desperation. it's why he put paul ryan on his ticket. look at what has happened over the last several weeks. republicans had their convention, democrats had theirs democrats got a bump, republicans didn't get a bump, mitt romney and the super pacs pulled out of pennsylvania and michigan. he announced that he was going -- right after obama gave his speech in charlotte, he said -- he was going after swing states but he did not include, wisconsin, new mexico, and nevada, and ohio and those are all extremely important swing states for the republican candidate. >> john: what does
you have peggy nunan saying i don't believe that mr. romney has been doing himself any favor lately. ben smith if you think the eye rolling at romney is just coming from the main stream media, call up some republican foreign policy hands. >> john: i heard john sununu himself. >> this is a problem for romney. what he is doing now, when he is trying to appeal to the right-wing evangelical base by making it clear that he really doesn't like muslims. it's all a play of desperation. it's...
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mr. smith: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2800, to amend the violent crime control and law enforcement act of 1994 to reauthorize the missing alzheimer's disease patient alert program. as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 469, h.r. 2800, a bill to amend the violent crime control and law enforcement act of 1994 to reauthorize the missing alzheimer's disease patient alert program -- to re-authorize the missing alzheimer's' disease patient alert program. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, and the gentlewoman from california, ms. waters, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 2800, as amended, currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: w
mr. smith: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2800, to amend the violent crime control and law enforcement act of 1994 to reauthorize the missing alzheimer's disease patient alert program. as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 469, h.r. 2800, a bill to amend the violent crime control and law enforcement act of 1994 to reauthorize the missing alzheimer's disease patient alert program --...
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mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: mr. speaker, when it comes to stem fields, sciencing technology, engineering and math, american universitys set the standard. our stem graduates create the innovations and real businesses that fuel our economic growth and create jobs. many of the world's top students come to the u.s. to obtain advanced stem degrees. but what happens to these foreign students after they graduate? under the current system, we educate scientists and engineers only to send them back home where they often work for our competitors. we could boost economic growth and spur job creation by enabling american employers to hire some of the best and brightest graduates of u.s. universitys. these students become entrepreneurs, patent holders and job creators. the stem jobs act makes available 55,000 immigrant visas a year for foreign graduates of american universitys with advanced degrees in stem fie
mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: mr. speaker, when it comes to stem fields, sciencing technology, engineering and math, american universitys set the standard. our stem graduates create the innovations and real businesses that fuel our economic growth and create jobs. many of the world's top students come to the u.s. to obtain advanced stem degrees. but what happens to these foreign students after...
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[laughter] [applause] >> that's directed to mr. smith. [laughter] >> that one is in the family. >> i'll say one thing. i think without contradiction i believe that jean edward smith would agree about this, is the motif of the connection between the republican party and the republican part of the late 1940s and early '50s is the fact that places on the private sector and free enterprise but one of the things, and this is the episode of the eisenhower administration that i remember best, and i have to say i think is the most important, certain parts of his second administration. that was the desegregation of central high school at little rock in 1957. i can remember, we were living in northern virginia, and we were driving past segregated schools every day when we went, we were in school in the northern virginia area. and what the gop has done since the late '50s is it has established itself in the south, but it did so come and julie's dad, a follow up on this as well, as was reagan and other important republican politicians, when the south
[laughter] [applause] >> that's directed to mr. smith. [laughter] >> that one is in the family. >> i'll say one thing. i think without contradiction i believe that jean edward smith would agree about this, is the motif of the connection between the republican party and the republican part of the late 1940s and early '50s is the fact that places on the private sector and free enterprise but one of the things, and this is the episode of the eisenhower administration that i...
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mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 5959, as amended, currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: and, mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: mr. speaker, america and its allies continue to face national security threats from foreign nations, spies and terrorist organizations. our national security agencies must be able to conduct surveillance of foreign terrorists and others so we can stop them before they disable our defenses, carry out a plot against our country or kill innocent americans. in 1978 congress enacted the foreign intelligence surveillance act to protect for the domestic collection of foreign intelligence to protect americans' civil liberties, they made fisa courts. if the government needs to collect domestic information for nati
mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 5959, as amended, currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: and, mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: mr. speaker, america and its allies continue to face national security threats from foreign...
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mr. smith were talking are there with earl jonathan yardley, so you heard a presenout their presentation. we hav one question for each. where people lined up a linda peeno give everybody a chance.cc i'm just going to get mye out o questions out of theut o way rel fast. jean edward smith, did president eisenhower like campaigning? >> certainly not in 1952. in 1952, this was the new job that he had but he learned it effectively ended 1956, he campaigned. no, he did not like it. >> david eisenhower, in "going home to glory" the book that you and mrs. eisenhower wrote, you said president eisenhower once described you as very able. was that an a+ complement from the president? >> yeah, but the point, the very able comment, that was his way of complimenting people. kevin mccann was a speechwriter and somebody who helped him write books, including his informal memoir, memoirs, aziz, as somebody who re-created for me, and i, we try to capture that in "going home to glory," the amphion surround ou
mr. smith were talking are there with earl jonathan yardley, so you heard a presenout their presentation. we hav one question for each. where people lined up a linda peeno give everybody a chance.cc i'm just going to get mye out o questions out of theut o way rel fast. jean edward smith, did president eisenhower like campaigning? >> certainly not in 1952. in 1952, this was the new job that he had but he learned it effectively ended 1956, he campaigned. no, he did not like it. >>...
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mr. smith is a senior scholar at --s' spent time at the at toro. and our moderate you're will be jonathan yardley. he has been a feeman fellow at washington university. his most recent book, a compilation of the most memorable reviews of noted and neglected book from the past. please join me in welcoming david and julie eisenhower, jean edward smith, and jonathan yardley. [applause] ... first as a general and then as president. we are dealing with really one of the most underrated figures in american history both as a general and as president. one of the reasons for that is because eisenhower made everything he did look easy. you may recall those bumper stickers in the election of 56. ben hogan for president. if we are going to have a golfer, let's have a good one. [laughter] eisenhower was franklin roosevelt's first choice to command the d-day invasion. eisenhower had three amphibious landings under his belt at that time. he got along well with the british and was churchill. that was very important and professor roosevelt there was no question he
mr. smith is a senior scholar at --s' spent time at the at toro. and our moderate you're will be jonathan yardley. he has been a feeman fellow at washington university. his most recent book, a compilation of the most memorable reviews of noted and neglected book from the past. please join me in welcoming david and julie eisenhower, jean edward smith, and jonathan yardley. [applause] ... first as a general and then as president. we are dealing with really one of the most underrated figures in...
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mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may ve five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks a include extraneous materials on h.r. 5959, as amended, currently under consideration. the spear pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: and, mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: mr. speaker, america and its allies continue to face national security threats from foreign nations, spies and terrorist organitions. our national security agencies must be able to conduct surveillance of foreign terrorists and others so we can stop them before they disable our defenses, carry out a plot against our country or kill innocent americans. in 1978 congress enacted the foreign intelligence surveillance act to protect for the domestic collection of foreign intelligence to protect americans' civil liberties, they made fisa courts. if the government needs to collect domestic information for national sec
mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may ve five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks a include extraneous materials on h.r. 5959, as amended, currently under consideration. the spear pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: and, mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: mr. speaker, america and its allies continue to face national security threats from foreign nations,...
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. >> just a couple of things and i'm going to let mr. smith speak. again, there was no agreement in 2002, they can't produce one because there wasn't one, and if the third floor is so object nabl, then why in the dr requests do they say that a solution to the issue is to limit the project to three floors, they completely backtracked and didn't address that issue at all, and just in general, if this project at this size in this space is so acceptable and extraordinary to warrant the dr, nothing can be built in the city, there are 20 foot wide lots throughout the city, this is not alamo square, this is a mixed architectural area. thank you. >> i'd like to add something, i know people are saying this is a mistake, this is how you develop project ins cities, look at am stam, paris, london, there are buildings about today versus about yesterday, you get a rhythm, you get a counter point and you get honesty and various scales and all that, to rebut a couple of comments, i feel like i'm at the rnc listening to paul in fiction, the square foot added to the p
. >> just a couple of things and i'm going to let mr. smith speak. again, there was no agreement in 2002, they can't produce one because there wasn't one, and if the third floor is so object nabl, then why in the dr requests do they say that a solution to the issue is to limit the project to three floors, they completely backtracked and didn't address that issue at all, and just in general, if this project at this size in this space is so acceptable and extraordinary to warrant the dr,...
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. >> chair kim: thank you, mr. smith. we did get many letters of support on your behalf. thank you for all the outreach that you did. >> thank you. >> chair kim: mr. mecca. >> hi. my name is tommi mecca. i'm 61 years old, i've been out and a ear activist for 42 years. i think what i bring to this task force possibly would be my 42 years of activism, my extreme passion in my activism, and my extensive knowledge of housing issues. everything from rent control and the rights of tenants under rent control to the nitty-gritty of how to do affordable housing. and i think we all realize, even though we don't have hard cold stats we know that housing is a major -- affordable housing is a major need for seniors in san francisco, including lgbt seniors. my experience in housing issues is extensive. i won't go into all the details obviously. but i started getting involved in housing issues back in the mid-90's when the dotcom boom hit and people were being evicted. i was part of a defense team that helped defend these folks from their evictions. i helped set up three shelters, a foo
. >> chair kim: thank you, mr. smith. we did get many letters of support on your behalf. thank you for all the outreach that you did. >> thank you. >> chair kim: mr. mecca. >> hi. my name is tommi mecca. i'm 61 years old, i've been out and a ear activist for 42 years. i think what i bring to this task force possibly would be my 42 years of activism, my extreme passion in my activism, and my extensive knowledge of housing issues. everything from rent control and the...
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the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. smith. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 6368 as amended currently under consideration and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: i thank congressman canseco on the issue of cross-border violence and impact on the united states and i will now yield him, the gentleman from texas, mr. canseco, as much time as he might consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from recognized. mr. canseco: i thank my friend and colleague and chairman of the judiciary committee, mr. smith, as well as his diligent and hard-working staff for their help on this very important matter. and i come to the floor today, mr. speaker, to speak in support of my legislation, h.r. 6368, the border security information and improvement act. as a representative of a district with nearly 800 miles of u.s.-mexico border, i know firsthand how the im
the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. smith. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 6368 as amended currently under consideration and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: i thank congressman canseco on the issue of cross-border violence and impact on the united states and i will now yield him,...
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not even a we called a giant panda cub,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the panda cub born last week as mr. smith's on the national zoo has died zoo officials were alerted to the exhibit when their mother panda was growling in distress veterinarian said a cub was unresponsive to life- saving procedures the cubs mother is upset and zookeeper's keep a close eye on her. >>> she is resting and began to eat a little bit by now she's still in fine but will spend time and our keepers and curators everybody watching her closely. >>> unclear as to what caused the cub's death her body was the size of a stick of butter showed no sign of trauma or infection pandas are among the world's most endangered species. business owners and beverly hills got to work to find stores in shambles windows were broken and money stolen and smash and grab burglaries, the we saw hodge with surveillance video is that caught the suspect in act >>> watch as this burger walks past a business and then it kicks the glass door and, he makes it to the register and walks out with a bag full of cash even while the security arm blur
not even a we called a giant panda cub,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the panda cub born last week as mr. smith's on the national zoo has died zoo officials were alerted to the exhibit when their mother panda was growling in distress veterinarian said a cub was unresponsive to life- saving procedures the cubs mother is upset and zookeeper's keep a close eye on her. >>> she is resting and began to eat a little bit by now she's still in fine but will spend time and our keepers and curators...
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second question, i suggested to mr. smith that consideration be given to moving the door further toward ocean avenue, i don't know if that's feasible. >> it does have some implications, it messes up the functionality of the space and the layout we have, it's something we could look at but more importantly, where it's at right now, it's at its most level point and that was a big hurdle to go over with the mayor's office on disability, so they encouraged us to put it right nr the middle where it was most level. >> and two things, one, i think if -- we can require the street trees, right? >> i need you to speak into the microphone. >> sorry, the street trees as i understand they're proposing are across the street, not in front of -- >> that's what i believe i heard during the public testimony. >> well, howard would know for sure. >> i thought they were in front of the restaurant. >> i thought they were in front. >> i already signed a contract with friends of the urban forest, they're going be on the property side but we'd
second question, i suggested to mr. smith that consideration be given to moving the door further toward ocean avenue, i don't know if that's feasible. >> it does have some implications, it messes up the functionality of the space and the layout we have, it's something we could look at but more importantly, where it's at right now, it's at its most level point and that was a big hurdle to go over with the mayor's office on disability, so they encouraged us to put it right nr the middle...
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mr. smith. it, with all due respect. i mean, the president got zero votes out of 535 potentials on his budget. it's time for him to lead, follow or get the hell out of the way of this country. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. mr. courtney. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and, again, thank you for the series of hearings starting with the industrial work force which, and leading up to today's hearing this morning for focusing on this, and, again, following on the transparency report which was just released which, by the way, also set out the impact this terms of nondefense areas of the government that would be devastated by sequestration, i mean, all the way from food supply because of the cuts in terms of food inspection that would paralyze the delivery and production of food in this country, the impact in terms of health care services with the across-the-board medicare cuts, k-12, title i that would be delaware stated -- devastated. the whole purpose of this was to be indiscriminate, to be acceptable, and you have to l
mr. smith. it, with all due respect. i mean, the president got zero votes out of 535 potentials on his budget. it's time for him to lead, follow or get the hell out of the way of this country. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. mr. courtney. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and, again, thank you for the series of hearings starting with the industrial work force which, and leading up to today's hearing this morning for focusing on this, and, again, following on the transparency report...
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countries to work six days a week and longer hours to fulfill their financial obligations want to know mr smith the danish i mean be a member of the freedom and democracy group in the european parliament believes greeks should exit the euro zone to save themselves. this just proves once again what the euro is about that more political decisions are to be taken by people who are not elected for instance in greece but political decisions being on post in the greeks by people who are not elected they are that's the first political point which is important the second one and that's the more sad one actually is that it's not going to work because the differences between the north and the south in the euro zone i simply sube so big that even though you make the greeks work six days a week the depth level and the differences in level of competition between the countries are not of a degree where it makes sense to have a common exchange rate and that's what you have when you have a coming currency so even though that you might push the greeks into these dramatic reforms it's not going to rescue t
countries to work six days a week and longer hours to fulfill their financial obligations want to know mr smith the danish i mean be a member of the freedom and democracy group in the european parliament believes greeks should exit the euro zone to save themselves. this just proves once again what the euro is about that more political decisions are to be taken by people who are not elected for instance in greece but political decisions being on post in the greeks by people who are not elected...
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smith was scrambling all day, disrupting his timing. he says hello to mr. smith. 13 tackles and two sacks. second quarter and he is showing some speed. 23-yard touchdown run. vikings lead it at the half. smith play action and finds davis and trailed 17-13. to rudolph and watch this catch. one hand and second touchdown of the game. vikings up 23-14. late fourth quarter and the vikings get to smith again. alan with the sack and he recovers the fumble. it is 24-13 the final. both teams are now 2 and one. raiders hosting the steelers which is always a black and blue contest in this rivalry that goes back to the 1970s had another classic match up in the black hole. mcfaden finally breaks one. he finds the seem and he's gone 64 yards and ran for 113. raiders were down 17-14 at the half. hayward bay was hammered and knocked out and gave a thumbs up as he was sent to the hospital with a neck injury. he will remain overnight for observations. carson palmer finds moore and three td passes on the day. raiders trail by three and time winding down. 43-yard game winning
smith was scrambling all day, disrupting his timing. he says hello to mr. smith. 13 tackles and two sacks. second quarter and he is showing some speed. 23-yard touchdown run. vikings lead it at the half. smith play action and finds davis and trailed 17-13. to rudolph and watch this catch. one hand and second touchdown of the game. vikings up 23-14. late fourth quarter and the vikings get to smith again. alan with the sack and he recovers the fumble. it is 24-13 the final. both teams are now 2...
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smith was scrambling all day, disrupting his timing. he says hello to mr. smith. 13 tackles and two sacks. second quarter and he is showing some speed. 23-yard touchdown run. vikings lead it at the half. smith play action and finds davis and trailed 17-13. to rudolph and watch this catch. one hand and second touchdown of the game. vikings up 23-14. late fourth quarter and the vikings get to smith again. alan with the sack and he recovers the fumble. it is 24-13 the final. both teams are now 2 and one. raiders hosting the steelers which is always a black and blue contest in this rivalry that goes back to the 1970s had another classic match up in the black hole. mcfaden finally breaks one. he finds the seem and he's gone 64 yards and ran for 113. raiders were down 17-14 at the half. hayward bay was hammered and knocked out and gave a thumbs up as he was sent to the hospital with a neck injury. he will remain overnight for observations. carson palmer finds moore and three td passes on the day. raiders trail by three and time winding down. 43-yard game winning
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it makes me feel like -- mrs. smith, 2.0. i like it. i want it. what is in the back of my station wagon? a soccer ball or an art illry rifle? down? craig: no, but i'll rummage around and see what i can find. we're out of time. goit some apples. i got a couple of clementines. what is that? it is some kind of -- it is a passion fruit. >> oh. craig: i thought it was a culp can qatar. -- cumquat. that is a clementine. we used to get them at christmas. my dad -- this is true. >> like the house that gives you the toothbrush at halloween. i wanted the king sized butterfinger bar! craig: because we were poor, we would hang my dad's socks up. because there was no money for candy we would -- >> now i feel crikey dingo. the cbs censor is not going to like that at all. craig: they would taste like my dad's feet, these things. so now whenever i taste like whenever i taste feet, i think of christmas. [applause] >> you do that a lot? craig: this takes me back. we're out of time. we were out of time. >> i'm going to make sure to wear closed toe shoed next time. c
it makes me feel like -- mrs. smith, 2.0. i like it. i want it. what is in the back of my station wagon? a soccer ball or an art illry rifle? down? craig: no, but i'll rummage around and see what i can find. we're out of time. goit some apples. i got a couple of clementines. what is that? it is some kind of -- it is a passion fruit. >> oh. craig: i thought it was a culp can qatar. -- cumquat. that is a clementine. we used to get them at christmas. my dad -- this is true. >> like the...
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i also love to throw mr. stuart smith on there, someone was also very active and has done a lot of outreach to garner support. and i do actually appreciate that level of enthusiasm in wanting to serve as well. so i will also add his name. also would like to add larry saxxon, someone who i don't know, but i've heard a lot about through other individuals, and was very impressed by your presentation today as well. i do want to give opportunity to other committee members, if -- we have 15 slots. >> i do -- will certainly be in agreement with that. michael costa is subpoena tha cd love to see on this committee. do you want to start with a motion? >> it would make sense to get to 15 and then make a motion but i certainly agree with all of the recommendations that were made. i think stu smith, very impressive presentation and the level of support from the community as well as larry saxxon, michael costa. i think he probably will play the role of the policy wonk and i think that's something you want to see as well. s
i also love to throw mr. stuart smith on there, someone was also very active and has done a lot of outreach to garner support. and i do actually appreciate that level of enthusiasm in wanting to serve as well. so i will also add his name. also would like to add larry saxxon, someone who i don't know, but i've heard a lot about through other individuals, and was very impressed by your presentation today as well. i do want to give opportunity to other committee members, if -- we have 15 slots....
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mr. smith: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i'm -- i want to thank the chairwoman for her leadership on this issue and on so many human rights issues around the globe. thank you for bringing to the floor a very important bill and series of bills directed at human rights. mr. berman thank you for your kind comments and support for this effort to try to bring freedom and hope to the people vietnam who have enjoyed some economic progress, regrettably, human rikets, political rights have gone in the opposite direction system of thank you for that. i want to thank the original co-sponsthoferse bill, mr. royce, mr. woeful -- mr. wolf, zoe lofgren, for being original co-sponsors and i hope the membership will soundly back its enactment, its passage today. many of us on both sides of the aisle have been try for decades to help the vietnamese people secure their fundamental human rights and democratic institutions. from assisting the boat people in the 1970's and all the human rights work done to help so many vietnamese, individuals in
mr. smith: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i'm -- i want to thank the chairwoman for her leadership on this issue and on so many human rights issues around the globe. thank you for bringing to the floor a very important bill and series of bills directed at human rights. mr. berman thank you for your kind comments and support for this effort to try to bring freedom and hope to the people vietnam who have enjoyed some economic progress, regrettably, human rikets, political rights have gone in...
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but mr. smith was found in that safe room. so it was a very complex situation. extremely dangerous. you had, again, outside the attack by the militants. inside they are trying to fight the fire. and it was really two fronts. >> thank you very much, jill dougherty. we appreciate that. president obama has this warning for those it responsible for the murders of american diplomats in libya, justice will be done. here's the president. >> acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this it great nation, alter that character, or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for. today we mourn for more americans who represent the very best of the united states of america. we will not waiver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act and make no mistake, justice will be done. >> as the story continues to unfold, we're getting in new information into what may have prompted attacks in egypt and libya and may have more to do with the anniversary of 9/11 than with a movie that insulted the muslim faith. looking at the consulate, that was after the mob attack. it was
but mr. smith was found in that safe room. so it was a very complex situation. extremely dangerous. you had, again, outside the attack by the militants. inside they are trying to fight the fire. and it was really two fronts. >> thank you very much, jill dougherty. we appreciate that. president obama has this warning for those it responsible for the murders of american diplomats in libya, justice will be done. here's the president. >> acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of...
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mr. smith, welcome back to "mad money." >> jim, it's great to be here again. thanks for inviting me. >> all right, alex, i love going to your stores. i thought it was terrific. you talked about the treasure hunt aspects, something we only saw with cosco. so i go to this store and i see already the halloween merchandise. is there a period where there is no holiday and nothing new to find at pier 1, or are you just constantly rotating through the seasons? >> constantly, jim. yes, we've got halloween and harvest in at the moment, as you can see. you can see the beautiful halloween here behind me. and then in two weeks' time, we'll be delivering holiday merchandise to the stores. so that will be running all the way through until christmas. and then a little gap and straight into easter. so we're always delivering new great seasonal products. >> how are you able to keep hitting it? the reason i say that is because a lot of companies tell me, a lot of retailers don't want to do this. they think if they don't have the right seasonal merchandise, they are stuck becaus
mr. smith, welcome back to "mad money." >> jim, it's great to be here again. thanks for inviting me. >> all right, alex, i love going to your stores. i thought it was terrific. you talked about the treasure hunt aspects, something we only saw with cosco. so i go to this store and i see already the halloween merchandise. is there a period where there is no holiday and nothing new to find at pier 1, or are you just constantly rotating through the seasons? >>...
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secretary of state clinton is calling mr. smith one of the foreign service's best. the other two americans killed we now know are both former navy s.e.a.l.s working in libya as private security contractors. tyrone woods from imperial beach, california, was a 20-year military veteran. father of two small children. glen doherty of encinitas, california, was a native of winchester, massachusetts. since his retirement as a navy s.e.a.l. sniper in 2005, mr. doherty took on private security work in places such as afghanistan, pakistan, and yemen and libya. secretary of state hillary clinton said today that both men gave their lives working to protect their colleagues. we'll be right back. flo: every driver is different. we've got great news for them all. you can try snapshot from progressive before you switch your insurance. [ horn honks ] just plug snapshot into your car, and drive like you -- to see if your good driving could save you up to 30%. so try the way to save that's as unique as you are. now you can test-drive snapshot before you switch. visit progressive.com t
secretary of state clinton is calling mr. smith one of the foreign service's best. the other two americans killed we now know are both former navy s.e.a.l.s working in libya as private security contractors. tyrone woods from imperial beach, california, was a 20-year military veteran. father of two small children. glen doherty of encinitas, california, was a native of winchester, massachusetts. since his retirement as a navy s.e.a.l. sniper in 2005, mr. doherty took on private security work in...
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sean smith, mr. glen doherty and mr. tyrone woods. we give you thanks for the lives and the selfless service of these men who wanted nothing more than to make a difference in the lives of other people. to bring justice and freedom to others. who possessed in their hearts not only character and resolve, but courage, and good will. we mourn their loss. bless the memories of these men through those who knew and loved them. especially their families for whom we ask your comfort, your divine care and your peace in this difficult time. on this occasion, we continue to pray for our nation and it's leaders. we ask your blessing and all who serve military and civilian. we pray for our nation's people. we pray for the defeat of the terror and evil that seems to plague our planet. we pray earnestly for peace. and now let light perpetual shine upon chris, sean, glen and tyrone. may their souls and the souls of all the departed through your eternal mercies rest in peace. amen. you may be seated. ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to present to y
sean smith, mr. glen doherty and mr. tyrone woods. we give you thanks for the lives and the selfless service of these men who wanted nothing more than to make a difference in the lives of other people. to bring justice and freedom to others. who possessed in their hearts not only character and resolve, but courage, and good will. we mourn their loss. bless the memories of these men through those who knew and loved them. especially their families for whom we ask your comfort, your divine care...
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smith was. >> that's right. look, any sort of fuel would have caused, you know, accelerated the fire. diesel was particularly unfortunate -- an unfortunate accelerant because of course what happens there, there's this acrid, thick, very black smoke and we understand that's how they lost sight of the ambassador, they couldn't find him, and probably contributed to the fact that he and sean smith died of asphyxiation. >> that's probably an overstatement. we don't know -- around the consulate, around the structure that the ambassador was in. >> correct. >> arwa, during protests in benghazi today, tens of thousands on the streets protesting against the extremist militia some say was involved in the attacks on the compound. protesters actually stormed the group's headquarters later in the day. what can you tell us about this and what's happening? >> well, earlier in the day we had this massive pro-democracy demonstration that did in fact take place and following that at around 10:00 at night, hundreds of these individ
smith was. >> that's right. look, any sort of fuel would have caused, you know, accelerated the fire. diesel was particularly unfortunate -- an unfortunate accelerant because of course what happens there, there's this acrid, thick, very black smoke and we understand that's how they lost sight of the ambassador, they couldn't find him, and probably contributed to the fact that he and sean smith died of asphyxiation. >> that's probably an overstatement. we don't know -- around the...
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oh, mr. smith, do something about the cough, patting him on the back. well, i want you to know that every time that farmer got a letterp stating what action thy would take, we appealed. i went to so many appeals here, sometime i forget, now, what are we here for this time? i stayed on that supervisor's case, submitted so many complaints that he eventually left the agency, and -- [cheers and applause] that land is still with that farmer today. [applause] now -- [applause] on the other hand, i had a white farmer. this is -- you have interesting things that happen. the one white woman from baker county where i grew up had a boyfriend who had a farm, and he was experiencing somelÑ problem, and so shemented me to come to lunch at her house, a black woman that i knew was her housekeeper and cooked so i took my husband saying you have to come with me, man. [laughter] so woo went to lunch at her home, and then from there the white farmer and his son, we were going from there to the county supervisors office about ten miles away. the county supervisor was expe
oh, mr. smith, do something about the cough, patting him on the back. well, i want you to know that every time that farmer got a letterp stating what action thy would take, we appealed. i went to so many appeals here, sometime i forget, now, what are we here for this time? i stayed on that supervisor's case, submitted so many complaints that he eventually left the agency, and -- [cheers and applause] that land is still with that farmer today. [applause] now -- [applause] on the other hand, i...
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smith kyou sit down, i need to get your blood pressure, when it's high, that's not important because you just did some sort of an exercise. three heart blood pressure over 140/90 is a definition of high blood pressure. you have it, what causes it? smoking, aging, obesity, diabetes, short-lived. >> kelly: and also hereditary. >> that's right, genetics plays a role. we're good at taking care of the signs and symptoms, you come into the office and you have high blood pressure and write the prescription, but we're not taking care of the problem. in this network for the last three years we've talked about the fact that you have to really get it together. you have to lose weight and that's how you take care of the blood pressure. salt, how many times get the french fries and they pour the salt all over it. one teaspoon, that's all the sodium in your food. exercise, 30 minutes, three times a week is minimum and noi we're all busy and tough times, but you've got to take care of that. no cholesterol. and speak to vegetable and high fiber diet, how you take care of high blood pressure. >> kell
smith kyou sit down, i need to get your blood pressure, when it's high, that's not important because you just did some sort of an exercise. three heart blood pressure over 140/90 is a definition of high blood pressure. you have it, what causes it? smoking, aging, obesity, diabetes, short-lived. >> kelly: and also hereditary. >> that's right, genetics plays a role. we're good at taking care of the signs and symptoms, you come into the office and you have high blood pressure and write...
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. >> mr. smith, two questions. first, how afghanistan and our apparent sort of stalemate maybe at best in that country has figured in to this loss of influence or mojo on the global stage. and secondly, iraq, which i think would get some positive marks from some individuals and probably negative marks from some quarters of the world in terms of what went on there. i suspect that iraq on balance is better off than it was ten years ago. but, maybe not everybody would agree with that. >> well, i'll tell you. it's very difficult to say we have gotten a net gain or a net benefit out of the iraq war and perhaps even the afghanistan war. which is why you've seen the administration make such an emphasis on the pivot to asia. and, you know, i support that move because in truth east asia is going to be the sort of center of geopolitical activity in the years to come and i think in some ways washington is trying to put these chapters in the middle east behind us and focus on what we can do in asia an moving forward. >> it is
. >> mr. smith, two questions. first, how afghanistan and our apparent sort of stalemate maybe at best in that country has figured in to this loss of influence or mojo on the global stage. and secondly, iraq, which i think would get some positive marks from some individuals and probably negative marks from some quarters of the world in terms of what went on there. i suspect that iraq on balance is better off than it was ten years ago. but, maybe not everybody would agree with that....
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mr. smith is a very nice man and, you know, he mes across as very earnest, but i d't think bob casey is in ait of trouble. >> if he's in a bit of tuble tenefeln trouble for democrats. >> no. >> before you go, both of you, please weigh in on the nfl. ed, i knowou're a huge football fan. vin webber, the vikings. >> look, for a minnesota vikings fan, there is nothing to complain abo aftereeathe 49ers last sunday, so i'm going to have to leave all the complaints to governor rendell because we're happy in minnesota. >> you've got a free one, didn't you? >> i'm happy to say that all of a sudden everyone, governor romney, paul ryan, we're all pro union all sudden. >>ybs favor of the union. >> everybody's in favor of the union. >> don't you think that roger goodell and the owners and everyone else at this point, you know, have to -- have to cave in and do something? >> sure. >> about the replacement refs before we go through another weekend lith? >> i d't kf tet them in even if they negotiated a
mr. smith is a very nice man and, you know, he mes across as very earnest, but i d't think bob casey is in ait of trouble. >> if he's in a bit of tuble tenefeln trouble for democrats. >> no. >> before you go, both of you, please weigh in on the nfl. ed, i knowou're a huge football fan. vin webber, the vikings. >> look, for a minnesota vikings fan, there is nothing to complain abo aftereeathe 49ers last sunday, so i'm going to have to leave all the complaints to governor...
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and my personal congratulations to you, mr. smith. >> finally, mrs. eisenhower, what is the most interesting conversation you ever had with president eisenhower, or one that comes to mind right away? >> i'll get very personal, and this will be very quick. we would go visit him during the 60 campaign after we've been engaged, and every time we went into his room, he would be lying flat there, and he had the heart monitors on, let his spirit was so great. walk in the door and he was always so, when are you going to become an eisenhower? so that made me feel good. it was very nice. >> david and julie nixon eisenhower, jean edward smith. [applause] >> this is booktv on c-span2. this is the national book festival. and our live coverage from the national book festival continues tomorrow. go to booktv.org to get the full schedule. we will see you then. thank you everyone. >> national syndicate a radio host mike gallagher is next on booktv. he presents a list of social, political and cultural items that he contends liberals love to hate. mr. gallagher's 50 po
and my personal congratulations to you, mr. smith. >> finally, mrs. eisenhower, what is the most interesting conversation you ever had with president eisenhower, or one that comes to mind right away? >> i'll get very personal, and this will be very quick. we would go visit him during the 60 campaign after we've been engaged, and every time we went into his room, he would be lying flat there, and he had the heart monitors on, let his spirit was so great. walk in the door and he was...